Youth Human Trafficking Toolkit for Educators
The Youth Human Trafficking Toolkit for Educators is a response and screening toolkit designed for school-based mental health professionals, nurses, McKinney-Vento homeless liaisons, social workers, and counselors to recognize and respond to youth who may be at risk of human trafficking.
The toolkit includes practical strategies for identifying red flags, understanding risk factors, and implementing a school-based response protocol that prioritizes student safety and support. Also included in the toolkit is a trauma-informed screening questionnaire that helps evaluate risk levels and identify additional support and safety needs of students.
Posters, Guides, and School Materials
A General Guide to Pennsylvania’s ECYEH Program
Pennsylvania’s primary goal for its ECYEH Program is to educate local education agencies (LEAs) and other entities who work with children, youth and families, on the rights of children and youth experiencing homelessness. This booklet is a brief overview, awareness and training tool for sharing how Pennsylvania ECYEH works to collaboratively eliminate barriers that may impede enrollment, attendance, or receipt of services that support academic success – including special student populations such as preschool-aged children experiencing homelessness, unaccompanied youth and out-of-school youth.
What You Should Know About Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness Guide
This Pennsylvania focused booklet ensures that school staff are familiar with the definitions of homelessness and student rights under the McKinney-Vento Act, and the responsibilities, procedures, and real-world guidance for supporting children and youth experiencing homelessness in compliance with McKinney-Vento and Pennsylvania law. It emphasizes rapid enrollment, staff training, robust identification practices, strong liaison roles, and community collaboration.
View What You Should Know About Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness Guide (PDF).
Educational Rights Posters for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness
Use these posters for sharing with students, and with parents and caregivers about their children’s education eligibility under the federal McKinney-Vento Act.
I Am Here: Vital Document Legal Hotline for Youth
The I Am Here: Vital Document Legal Hotline for Youth is a free, dedicated legal assistance hotline for youth experiencing homelessness to help obtain essential identification and vital documents.
Visit I Am Here: Vital Document Legal Hotline for Youth website.
Pennsylvania ECYEH Regional Map
Pennsylvania’s Education for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness (ECYEH) program has eight regional offices located across the state, who are dedicated to ensuring the educational needs of students experiencing homelessness are being met in every school and community across the state.
View the map and find your regional office and contact information webpage.
Child Accounting Guidelines
These guidelines provide information and scenarios regarding Pennsylvania child accounting procedures for students experiencing homelessness and identified under the McKinney-Vento federal law.
Visit the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Homeless Education webpage and click on “Child Accounting Guidelines”, located under the “Resources” heading, to expand text box.